Monthly Archives: May 2010

French Dressing | Jacques Israelievitch + Kanae Matsumoto

Jacques Israelievitch, violin
Kanae Matsumoto, piano

Last Saturday night, I got to shoot the rehearsal of another great event, French Dressing by Gateway Performance Series. Internationally renowned violinist Jacques Israelievitch is one of the most distinguished performing artists in North America and abroad, giving concerts, teaching, and conducting regularly throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Born in Cannes, France and currently residing in Toronto, Canada, Mr. Israelievitch is made his solo debut on French National Radio at the age of eleven, graduated from the Paris Conservatory with three first prizes at just sixteen and was subsequently a prizewinner at the International Paganini Competition.

He is joined by pianist Kanae Matsumoto, whose performance was described as “unfailingly crisp, warm and sensitive” by Showtime Magazine. The program contains pieces influenced by French Impressionism and American jazz: full of colors, rhythm, and fun!

Studio Lighting Workshop | Efran Beltran | Photo Studio Six

Last Sunday I was very fortunate to be part of an awesome studio lighting workshop organized by Nancy Ramos. I heard about this workshop a few weeks back, but it was not until the last minute that I decided I must not miss this great opportunity and kick myself out of bed to attend this. It was a tough morning at first, I was so burnt out after a 12 hours wedding the day before, but as soon as I got to Photo Studio Six, a stream of Red Bull like energy was suddenly injected to me from no where, I know I made the right choice.

Efren Beltran, is an experienced High Fashion Photographer based in Southern California. His work is unique, yet edge. It is truly a great learning experience to shoot hands-on with Efren to see how he combines the use of shadow and light to create dynamic images that pops. You definitely want to take sometime to check out his website, I guarantee it will WOW you.

Special thanks to:
The two awesome models
Makeup Artist: Dalia Garcia
Photographer: Mark Rosales for bring extra Pocket Wizards for me and saving me a front row seat. Without the PW, I would not have got the shots here.
                     Ricardo Barrera for lending me his lens for awhile, I should have brought mines instead of just a 50mm.

You Gotta Have it – Albums

Finally, my studio album had arrived today. I had a chance to meet with lots and lots of great album companies in WPPI back in March. I went through all the albums they offer, flipped through hundreds of albums, only to have one thing in mind, which album is the best fit for me to tell the story and offer. I had my eyes on these hand-crafted leather albums on day one, and I am right, they are just exquisite. There are over 100 different materials and colors to choose from for the cover. One can go with a classic black leather look, a hip and trendy leopard skin look, or a contemporary metallic cover. You can match and mix just about anything to create the custom look that you are looking for. Did I say there is a Vegan option? This option are perfect for the animal lover, as it uses man-made faux leathers and suede.

The pictures captured on the wedding day are only part of what I envision. To fully tell the story of the day through my eyes, you got to have these amazing albums. I design every single album from scratch, so it is always unique to the way want it. You really have to feel it in person to truly appreciate the craftsmanship and quality of these albums, pictures just don’t do it justice.

All albums will be wrapped nicely in a box. This studio album is one of the biggest size album I offer, 14 by 11 inches. It is huge and it weights like 15 lbs.

For this studio album, I have picked aquadisiac as the main leather and bomber jacket as the accent material.

Square spines shown here, offers more flexibility. Round spines are also available which offer more stability.

The pages are about 1/16th of an inch thick to guarantee that it will last for years to come.

These albums lay flat with a creased print to create the panoramic look spreading across the full page spread.

You also get to pick an imprinting you wish too.

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